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BP363 · RMIT University · Bachelor degree

Bachelor of Social Science

College of Design and Social Context

Minimum ATAR
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Full time
3 years
Part time
6 years
Credit points
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Campus
Melbourne City
Mode
On campus

Overview

Be the change you want to see and help create fairer, more hopeful futures by supporting individuals, groups and communities with their future aspirations.

Be the change you want to see and help create fairer, more hopeful futures by supporting individuals, groups and communities with their future aspirations.

Course structure

Open a major, minor or specialisation to see its units.

Year One of Program

48 cp

Students must complete a series of compulsory onboarding modules during their first semester or study period. Complete 48 credit points from the following First-year block foundation courses: AND Complete 48 credit points from your chosen combination.

Year Two of Program

24 cp

Complete 24 credit points from the following: AND Complete 72 credit points from your chosen combination.

  • HUSO2166Foundations of Social Research12 cp
  • HUSO1296On Country, In Relation: Stories, Practices and Futures12 cp

Year Three of Program

12 cp

Complete 12 credit points from the capstone course that aligns with your chosen Major. Complete 'Mental Health and Wellbeing Capstone' if your chosen Major is 'Psychology' or 'Mental Health & Wellbeing'. AND Complete 12 credit points from the following: AND Complete 72 credit points from your chosen combination.

  • HUSO1370Mental Health and Wellbeing Capstone12 cp
  • HUSO2418Youth Work Capstone12 cp
  • HWSS2233Work Integrated Learning 212 cp

List of Majors

List of Majors

Major: Mental Health & Wellbeing

  • HUSO2474Introduction to Mental Health and Wellbeing12 cp
  • HUSO2164Self, Identity and Agency12 cp
  • HWSS2230Introduction to Practice Skills12 cp
  • HWSS2093Group Work Theory and Practice12 cp
  • HWSS2247Critical Practice Skills12 cp
  • HUSO2393Co-creating Social Change with Communities12 cp
  • HWSS2267Counselling Theory and Practice12 cp
  • HWSS2268Relational Counselling12 cp
  • HWSS2269Creative Counselling12 cp
  • HWSS2263The Emerging Counsellor12 cp
  • HUSO2469Community Wellbeing12 cp
  • HUSO2470Lived Experiences and Critical Approaches to Mental Health12 cp

Major: Youth Work

AND

  • HWSS2229An Introduction to Youth Work12 cp
  • HUSO2414Foundations of Youth Studies12 cp
  • HWSS2230Introduction to Practice Skills12 cp
  • HUSO2416Youth Identities and Interdependencies12 cp
  • HUSO2415Young People, Representation and Resistances12 cp
  • HUSO2474Introduction to Mental Health and Wellbeing12 cp
  • HWSS2247Critical Practice Skills12 cp
  • HWSS2232Work Integrated Learning 112 cp
  • HUSO2393Co-creating Social Change with Communities12 cp
  • HUSO2471Legal and Justice Frameworks for Young People12 cp
  • HWSS2264Group and Community Engagement12 cp
  • HWSS2171Alcohol and Other Drugs, Interventions and Complex Needs12 cp
  • HWSS2158Working with Violence and Abuse12 cp
  • HWSS2227Homelessness: Contemporary Themes, Policy and Practice12 cp

Major: Psychology

  • BESC1182Developmental Psychology12 cp
  • BESC1190Biological Psychology12 cp
  • BESC1449Research Methods in Psychology12 cp
  • BESC1178Cognitive Psychology12 cp
  • BESC1186Social Psychology12 cp
  • BESC1453Professional Practices and Cross-Cultural Psychology12 cp
  • BESC1437Philosophy and Methodology of Psychology12 cp
  • BESC1429Forensic Psychology12 cp
  • BESC1445Psychopathology and Models of Intervention12 cp
  • BESC1433Psychological Assessment and Individual Differences12 cp

List of Social Science Minors

List of Social Science Minors

Minor: Art & Social Science Intersections

AND

  • HUSO2472Introduction to Creative Practice, Wellbeing and Social Change12 cp
  • VART3749Art and Social Practice12 cp
  • VART2027Public Art Projects12 cp
  • VART3504Performance and Live Art12 cp
  • HUSO2164Self, Identity and Agency12 cp
  • HUSO2474Introduction to Mental Health and Wellbeing12 cp
  • HWSS2264Group and Community Engagement12 cp

Minor: Counselling

Minor: Mental Health & Wellbeing

  • HUSO2474Introduction to Mental Health and Wellbeing12 cp
  • HWSS2230Introduction to Practice Skills12 cp
  • HWSS2247Critical Practice Skills12 cp
  • HUSO2470Lived Experiences and Critical Approaches to Mental Health12 cp
  • HUSO2469Community Wellbeing12 cp
  • HWSS2171Alcohol and Other Drugs, Interventions and Complex Needs12 cp
  • HWSS2158Working with Violence and Abuse12 cp
  • HWSS2227Homelessness: Contemporary Themes, Policy and Practice12 cp

Minor: Responding to Interpersonal Violence

  • JUST2325Sex, Gender and Justice12 cp
  • HWSS2158Working with Violence and Abuse12 cp
  • HWSS2265Responding to Violence12 cp
  • HWSS2254Trauma Informed Social Work Practice12 cp
  • HWSS2171Alcohol and Other Drugs, Interventions and Complex Needs12 cp
  • HWSS2230Introduction to Practice Skills12 cp

Minor: Youth Studies

  • HWSS2229An Introduction to Youth Work12 cp
  • HUSO2471Legal and Justice Frameworks for Young People12 cp
  • HWSS2264Group and Community Engagement12 cp
  • HWSS2230Introduction to Practice Skills12 cp
  • HUSO2474Introduction to Mental Health and Wellbeing12 cp
  • HUSO2414Foundations of Youth Studies12 cp
  • HUSO2416Youth Identities and Interdependencies12 cp
  • HUSO2415Young People, Representation and Resistances12 cp

Interdisciplinary Minors

List of Interdisciplinary Minors:

Minor: Critical Criminology

Minor: Gender Studies

  • COMM2925Introduction to Gender12 cp
  • HUSO2092Gender, Development and Globalisation12 cp
  • HUSO2388Global Feminisms12 cp
  • COMM2926Rethinking Masculinities12 cp
  • COMM2879Feminist and Queer Perspectives12 cp
  • COMM2927Gender, Communication and Social Change12 cp

Minor: Foundations in Sustainability

AND

  • ENVI1153Sustainable Futures12 cp
  • ENVI1211The Science of Climate and Biodiversity12 cp
  • ENVI1049Environmental Management and Assessment12 cp
  • ENVI1048Building Relationships with Country12 cp
  • ENVI1137Communicating Sustainability12 cp
  • ECON1259Development Economics12 cp
  • PHYS2066Energy and Earth's Environment12 cp
  • ENVI1179Environmental Policy Project12 cp

Minor: Social Impact

  • BUSM2656Principles of Social Impact12 cp
  • BUSM4702Social Enterprise and Innovation12 cp
  • BUSM2655Designing Social Futures12 cp
  • BUSM1789Information and Accountability for Social Impact12 cp

Minor: Inclusive Education

AND

  • TCHE2628Personalised Learning Practice12 cp
  • TCHE2474Meeting the Needs of All Learners12 cp
  • TCHE2476Developing Positive Schools and Classrooms12 cp
  • TCHE2722Professional Experience: Teaching in Diverse Educational Settings (School Settings)12 cp
  • TCHE2723Professional Experience: Teaching in Diverse Educational Settings (Non-School Settings)12 cp

Careers

  • welfare, youth, mental health and counselling services
  • disability, rehabilitation and health services (e.g. health promotion)
  • homelessness and drug and alcohol services
  • schools
  • dispute mediation
  • employment services and human resources
  • humanitarian resettlement
  • community sector organisations
  • local government and community development programs
  • federal and state government departments (e.g. Centrelink, Department of Fairness, Families and Housing, Department of Justice and Community Safety)